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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS <br />ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES <br />EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />590-4Oth AVENUE N.E. 788-9221 •• COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55421 <br />RESOLUTION #75-28 <br />REGARDING VANDALISM IN CITY PARKS <br />BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY the City Council of the City of Columbia <br />Heights that, <br />WHEREAS, the various parks within the City of Columbia Heights have <br />been the objects of substantial amounts of vandalism over the past few <br />years,rmaking it necessary for the City to hire security people to watch <br />the parks in order to prevent this type of vandalism and, on many occasions, <br />have secured evidence of the damage being caused by juvenilesDand it has <br />been reported to the City that the young people causing the vandalism have <br />not been deterred by their experience with the juvenile justice system. <br />It is therefore the belief of the City Council of the City of Columbia <br />Heights that action by the juvenile justice system must assist in instill- <br />ing in young people an attitude of respect and responsibility and it is <br />further the judgment of the City Council that causing these young people, <br />who have committed vandalism, to work in the various parks in Columbia <br />Heights to repair, maintain and develop the park system would assist in <br />confirming a respect for property and the rights of others and would deter <br />the young people so involved from committing future vandalism. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Columbia <br />Heights respectfully urges the juvenile judges of the County of Anoka to <br />consider this request on the part of the City that, as a part of the <br />punishment for acts of vandalism by culprits who have been apprehended and <br />convicted of such an offense, would be the requirement that they assist the <br />Director of Parks for a specific period of time to carry out such work as <br />he may direct, said work to be on the parks in the City of Columbia Heights <br />towards the repair, maintenance, development and improvement of the park <br />system. <br />Passed this 28th day of April , 1975 <br />Offered by: <br />Seconded by: <br />Roll Call: <br />Heintz <br />Logacz <br />All Ayes <br />ruce G N`awrocki, Mayor <br />72 Z: fi...7 <br />Secretary <br />